Sweden vs United Kingdom: Men's universal right to vote

Sweden

in 2025

United Kingdom

in 2025

Sweden rank

1st

United Kingdom rank

1st

Men's universal right to vote over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Individual pages

Men's universal right to vote in Sweden
Men's universal right to vote in United Kingdom
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Men's universal right to vote
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Indicates whether all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.